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MEA names winners
Thursday | Sep 23 2021MEETINGS & Events Australia (MEA) last night honoured the “innovation and exceptional work done by organisations and individuals in the events sector throughout 2020,” in the MEA Awards Night broadcast virtually for the second year running.
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ICC in-person restart
Thursday | Sep 16 2021INTERNATIONAL Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney is now getting in touch with clients about confirming upcoming bookings on a fully vaccinated basis, after the business events sector was included in the NSW Government’s vaccination-based roadmap to reopening.
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NSW’s road map to event freedom
Thursday | Sep 9 2021HOSPITALITY venues in NSW will be allowed to reopen once the state reaches the key 70% full vaccination for eligible adults threshold, under a plan revealed this morning by State Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
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See the Gold Coast differently
Thursday | Sep 2 2021THE Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) has released a new app capable of allowing event planners to visit the venue virtually on a 1:1 scale from any location in the world.
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Marshall disbands council
Thursday | Aug 26 2021SOUTH Australian Premier Steven Marshall has made the call to axe the Events Advisory Group (EAG), a committee set up in Nov last year to help drive more event wins to the state.
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BECA appeals for more support
Thursday | Aug 19 2021REPRESENTATIVES from the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) met online with Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan this week to plead for more targeted support for businesses reliant upon income from business events.
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ICC virtual delivery
Thursday | Aug 12 2021INTERNATIONAL Convention Centre Sydney has been maintaining operations despite the current NSW COVID-19 lockdown, last week delivering another three virtual events.
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Vic JobKeeper push
Thursday | Aug 5 2021A new report into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Victorian events and tourism sectors has recommended the state Government advocate for the resumption of the JobKeeper program for industries that continue to face significant restrictions on their activities, such as the events sector.
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MEETINGS 2021 secures NZ$74m
Thursday | Jul 29 2021ATTENDEES at last month’s MEETINGS 2021 conference in Auckland provisionally secured bookings worth about NZ$74 million over the two day event, with Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) hailing the sector’s first post-COVID gathering as an “outstanding success”.
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BE Perth extension
Thursday | Jul 22 2021BUSINESS Events Perth yesterday announced a six-month extension of its Event Here Now Fund, which offers sponsorship of up to $15 per delegate, up to a maximum of $10,000, for new in-person events in WA.
